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West Fork Cataract
Montana
Montana
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6.1 mi
Distance
2,741 ft
Gain
3h 24m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Kootenai National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Big climb
Out & back
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West Fork Cataract
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 6.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,741 ft
- Highest point
- 6,032 ft
- Lowest point
- 3,136 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
West Fork Cataract is a 6.09-mile out-and-back trail in Montana managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 2,741 feet of elevation.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 6,032 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 6.1 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID weather station, 28 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan28° high19° low
- Feb28° high19° low
- Mar34° high22° low
- Apr40° high27° low
- May50° high36° low
- Jun58° high42° low
- Jul70° high52° low
- Aug69° high51° low
- Sep59° high44° low
- Oct44° high32° low
- Nov32° high23° low
- Dec27° high18° low
Where it is
- Cabinet Ranger District · Ranger district
- Kootenai National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
fire-restriction · posted Aug 28, 2026
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Cataract CreekHiking0.7 mi
- Elk MountainHiking1.9 mi
- Water HillHiking2.6 mi
- Vermilion RiverCanoeing3.1 mi
- Willow Creek CampgroundCamping6.9 mi
- Cougar Peak LookoutCamping7.7 mi
- North Shore CampgroundCamping8.4 mi
- Silver Butte Fisher RiverCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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